Donna Says…About Literary Voice
By LMReviews on Sep 8, 2008 in Multicultural Contributors, Multicultural Media, Multicultural Writing
In the first of a five-part interview series, Sable Lit Reviews asks Donna Hill about finding her literary voice…
Sable Lit Reviews(SLR): How many books into your career were you when you found your literary voice?
Donna Hill (DH): Wow, that’s a great question. I’m not sure if it was a specific time or book. I do believe that my “voice” evolved over time. And to be honest it was not until about two years ago when I read an article that posed the question to an author(whose name I can’t remember) “what do you write about?” It really made me think. What do I write about?
In looking over my body of work what I realized was that I didn’t write about “romance” or “suspense” or “women’s fiction” or “erotica” I wrote about man/woman’s connection to others. In other words, the underlying theme in all of my stories reflect how one person’s actions impact others. I found this to be true no matter what genre I wrote in. I think it was then that my “voice” was defined. No man/woman is an island. What we do no matter how small or large impacts someone else. There is a connection, the ripple effect.
SLR: Great point, I think focusing on the impact of people’s actions and the innumberable outcomes that could result makes writing more interesting for writers and more entertaining for readers.
Tour guests, we’d love to know your thoughts, please comment….
SLR: Many authors create a tagline or theme that describes their literary voice. For instance, mine is Cultural, Comedic Romance with Comeback. What is your tagline?
DH: My tag line I believe would be Sophisticated, Savvy and Sexy stories that entertain and enlighten.
SLR: You can’t go wrong with Sophisticated, Sexy or Savvy. That combo makes for an exciting read for sure.
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Come on back tomorrow to see what Donna has to say about story ideas and story surprises.
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